Farm implement



G. W.-AND C. E. 6088.

FARM IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-17.1919.

1,389,652. Patente'dSept. 6, 19 21.

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FARM, IMPLE ENT.

T 0 all whom it may concern ated leveling'rollen-which is so disposed as Be it known that we, Gnonen W. Goss and CHARLES E. Goss, citizens of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Fairfield and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm Implements, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in mechanically driven farm implements, and

has particularreference to -tractors; the

object of "the invention being to provide a tractor with an improved and novelly situto span the gap existing between the inner edges of'the driving wheels of said tractor, said leveling roller further being so positioned with respect to the drive gearing of the tractor that the passage of-the wheels and roller over the ground will result in evenly packing the ground over the width of the tractor, this result being achieved by the application of uniform weight and pres sure to said wheel elements, and to prevent the latter from forming furrows or tracks in the soil traversed thereby.

In the operation of the average tractor, it

has been found that the drive or power wheels thereof receive the full weight of the machine with the result that the tractive efforts of said wheels, combined with the weightsimposed thereon, produce ruts or relatively deep furrows in the. soil, particularly whenthe latter is soft or sodden, and these ruts are spaced apart a distance ne'r edges of the wheels. These ruts interfere-with the successful operation of the plements from operating 'in'a completely uniform manner. Therefore, through; the

provision of the roller above mentioned, the soil over which the tractor operates will be subjected uniformly to the'weight-of the machine and hence the presence of such ruts or wheel grooves will be entirely avoided.

Another object of. theinvention resides in the provision of a tractor wherein is embodied longitudinally extending frame, which: latter is formed with an overhanging rear. portion, engine drivendrive wheels are carried by the forward portion of said frame while the rear. overhanging end thereof is provided with a leveling roller, which is adapted in conjunction with said drive Specification of Letters Patent.

also effecting its steering.

With thesev andother objects in view, as

Patented Sept. c,11"921'.;,1 Application filed December 17, 1919. Serial No. 345,674. t

will appear as the description proceeds, the

invention accordingly consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangenientof parts hereinafter to be fully described and to have the scope thereof pointed out in the appended claims.

In theaccompanying drawings, forming a of this specification, and in which s1m1lar characters of reference denote like and corresponding parts:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tractor constructed inaccordance with the principles! of the present invention.

F g. 2 is'a top plan view thereof, and,

Fig. 3 is a detailed horizontal, sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. s

The form of tractor shown in the accom panying drawing consists essentially of a longitudinally extending frame 1, which maybe of anydesired construction and in this nstance is formed to provide an overhanging rear 'portio'n 2. The forward end of the frame is provided with the usual power plant orengine 3 which'is suitably geared so as to rotate a'transversely journaled differential shaft at. Loosely mounted for rotation upon the stud axle 5, also carrled by theforward end of the framel is a pairf of drive wheels 6 which perform the dual capacity of driving the tractor and i As usual, these wheels are equipped with rigid gear wheels 7 which are'provided with internal teeth, the latter being disposed to Ineshwith the teeth of spur gears 8 provided upon the outer ends of'the shaft 4. By virtue of this construction, it will be manifest that power may-be deliveredto the drive wheels from the engine 3. Also by controlling the application of power'in an alternate manner to said wheels, the steering movements of the It has been found in practice that the heavy. drive wheels 6' are very apt and'ldo sink into the soil'tosu'cli extent tliat iela ti'vely deep ruts or grooves are formed there by, so that the implements trailing the tractor are obliged to operate over uneven soil and in this manner their utility and efficiency is detrimentally afi'ected.- However, through tor in conjunction with the drive wheels 6.

This roller, as shown in Fig. 2, is-of a width substantially equal to that of the space existing between the inner edges otthe 'ClIlVQ' wheels, in order that the soil normally left untouched by tractors of commonconstruction will be leveled by means of said roller,

Further, the roller 9 is so positioned as to relieve the drive wheels upon the advance of the tractor, of: the excessive pressures which said wheels when used by themselves normally receive. It will be observed that the gearing 7 and 8 is so disposed that upon theadvance of, the tractor, thefrear end 2 of the frame will be forced in a downwardly direction, that isto say, the tooth pressure between the parts 7 and8 is such as will normally tend. to force the rear portion downwardly upon the 'forwardmovement of the tractor. The present invention takes advantage of this action on the part of the drive gearing by situating the roller 9beneath the rear portion of thev frame 1, so

that such downwardlyrocking motion on the partof said frame will result in theapplication of pressureto thensoil by reason of theroller 9.'and in fact, this pressure is so evenly distributed that itwill be substan tially equal in both thewheels 6 and the roller 9. Obviously, this equalized pressure.

vill prevent any of the wheel elements from forming grooves, ruts or -iurrows on its own behalf, and it follows that by so equalizing the pressure throughout the width 01 the tractor, a uniform leveling of the soil traversedby said tractor will be effected. Of

course, if the direction of movement of the 1 tractor is reversed, that is to say if the tractor is moved rearwardly, the action :of the roller 9 will be rendered inefl ectivahowever, such reverse movement if of no particular consequence, inasmuch as it is seldom em ployed-and even when used, the tractor'is ordinarily negotiating turns or engaged in.

other conditions wherein the-real use of the roller 9 .is not -essential.n Frometheform going it will be manifest that the underlying principleof the invention residesiinlocat- 'ing 'the r'ollei'9 beneath the rear end "of a superimposed tractor frame and in' such location-with respect to "the drive gearing ofthe tractor as will tend to force said roller downwardly upon'the advance of the machine. l/Vhen this distinction is clearly recognized," the difi'erence between the pres ent invention and an ordmary power drlven roller will be rendered apparent.

It is obvious that many ways may be pro vided for, mounting the roller 9 in connection with the frame 1, and that such mount ings vwill of necessity change by the adapta tionptsaid'roller to tractors of different forms. However, in the present type of tractonwhich is of the so called Moline type of machine, the rider bar 10 of the trac tor is: provided with rigid angle brackets 11, and-to these brackets thereis' bolted a transversely. extending bar 12. -As' shown in Figs. 1 and 2-,the fouter-ends of'thebar- 12 are provided with depending Qbrace bars 13, which have the lower ends suitably, connected toa substantially rectangular horizontally situated frame 14, in which the roller 9 is-journaled-.- The forward end of frame leis secured by means of avertical stresses imparted .theretoduring the advance? movements" ofthe tractor. Ifdesired, the" isnrtfiu sf the frame 14 may 'be'eqflipped with a plate'l8 by means of whiohimplements, such as plows,harrows, disks'or the like, may be connected with and drawn byv the tractor; The rider bar10 is piv0tally suspended in the ordinary manner, and this" is accomplished bynieans of "ertical=.:sup-' ports 19, which depend from the rear pore tion 2 of the frame 1. The lower end of the supports 19 receive longitudinally extendiingbolts 20'which are rigidly carried-by the rider bar structure. By, the provision of thebolts 20, the seat structure 21'connected with the rider bar may maintain its equilibrium without responding tothe lateral tilting movements of the tractor.

From the' foregoing descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanyin drawing, ituvillbe seenthat there-is provi edia tr'aw tor, or a tractor, attachmenudwhich is capable of operatingonsuch manner as to avoidi forming ruts "or wheel-tracks in the soil over whichjthe; tractor operates; '2; By iaccolnplish ing this 'zobjectiwin the unit 'ner: stated, iin 'n free to operate with maximum efficiency and all unevenness in their depth of cutting will as a result be avoided. a

What is claimed as new and patentable is:

1. In a tractor, the combination with the frame thereof, an engine carried by the forward end of said frame, drive wheels mountedfor rotation adjacent to the forward end of the frame, a land roller structure carried by and situated beneath the rear end of said frame, said roller structure being of such length as to bridge the distance between the inner edges of said wheels, and driving means for transmitting the power of said engine to said wheels, said means operating upon the advance of the tractor to force said roller downwardly.

2. In a tractor, the combination with a longitudinally extending include an overhangin rear portion, an engine carried by said frame, a pair of spaced drive wheels connected with said frame, a land roller structure carried beneath the rear overhanging portion of said frame, said roller structure being of such width as to substantially bridge the distance between the inner edges of said drive wheels, and power transmitting mechanism between said engine and said wheels, said mechanism operating upon the tractor to force said roller toward the soil.

3. In a tractor, the combination with the frame formed to advance of the frame thereof, an engine carried by said frame, spaced drive wheels carried by the forward end of said frame, means for transmlttll'lg: power from sald engine to sald drive wheels, and a roller structure posi-' tioned' beneath the rear end of said frame,

said roller structure being of a width equaling that of the distance between the inner edges of'said wheels and capable of receiving in conjunction with said drive wheels the pressures created by the application of power to said drive wheels. I

4. In a tractor, the combination with a longitudinally extending frame formed to include an overhanging rear portion, an engine carried by said frame, spaced drive wheels carried by the forward end of said frame, spur gearing between said engine and said drive wheels, saidgear-i ing serving upon the advance of said trac tor to oscillate the rear overhanging end of said frame in a downward direction, a rigid mounting depending from the rear end of said frame, and a roller element journaled within said mountingand capable of receiving the pressures created by said spur gearing. a

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

GEORGEW. G oss. CHARLES E. eoss.

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